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Illuminated window safetyIlluminated window safety description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070216522, Illuminated window safety. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Many offerings exist by which the children can be protected from falling through a window. The devices offered, however, do not solve all problems associated with a window safety screen. If the child strikes the window, most safety devices do not protect the window from the impact, which can result in the window breaking and exposing the child to broken glass. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an ilumminated window safety screen for use in connection with protecting a child from falling through a window. The illuminated window safety screen has particular utility in connection with adding an additional layer of safety to the child through the prevention of injury from broken glass. Additionally, the illuminated window safety screen provides a nightlight for safety and a soothing effect. The illuminated window safety screen also functions as an interactive learning device. By moving shapes around on the screen children are helped with manipulative learning and can gain and improve eye hand coordination. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0003] Window safety screens are desirable for increasing safety in the home, especially important when children are present. Most products provide a barrier to falling through the window, such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,492,164 to Gist for a window safety system. The Gist '164 patent does not prevent the child from breaking the glass, and thus prevent the potential injury from the broken glass. Other products offer some protection to the glass but do not cover the entire lower window. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,454,415 to Bolling et al. discloses a child safety screen. However, the Bolling '415 patent does not provide the ventilation of the illuminated window safety screen, and has further drawbacks of an ungainly appearance. [0004] While the above-described devices fulfill their respective and particular objects and requirements, they do not describe an illuminated window safety screen that provides for the advantages,of the present invention; therefore, a need exists for an improved illuminated window safety screen, particularly one that includes protection to the child both from falls and potential exposure to broken glass. Additionally, the illumination to the room from the illuminated window safety screen provides assurance to a child who is afraid of the dark, and allows a parent to check on a sleeping child without the need for additional light, which might wake the child. The illuminated window safety screen has an additional safety feature, which is the cushioning provided by the interaction member. The cushioning also makes the tactile sensation of placing the shapes in the cutouts more pleasing. [0005] In this respect, the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of window safety devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved illuminated window safety screen, and overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages and drawbacks of the prior art. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved illuminated window safety screen and method which has all the advantages of the prior art mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in an illuminated window safety screen which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested or even implied by the prior art, either alone or in any combination thereof. [0007] To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises an illuminated window safety screen for use in a standard type window having a frame and a sill. There is a pair of vertical mounting tracks with a front edge, a back edge and an inner portion between the edges. The vertical mounting tracks have holes formed through the inner portion of the vertical mounting tracks for the use of fasteners for securing the vertical mounting tracks to opposite inner portions of the window to hold the mounting tracks in the frame. The vertical mounting tracks extend vertically upward from the sill. The vertical mounting tracks have at least two pairs of engagement apertures that are oppositely arranged on the vertical mounting tracks to provide an easy and convenient way to lock the illuminated window safety screen in place. The engagement apertures extend through the inner portion of the vertical mounting tracks. [0008] The screening portion of the illuminated window safety screen is composed of two inter-related screen, each with a different and useful purpose. The rigid support member is a planar panel having a top and a bottom side and a left and right side being sized to fit horizontally within said edges of said vertical mounting tracks and sized to fit vertically within the window frame and sill. There is an interaction member which is a planar panel having a top and a bottom side and a left and right side being sized to fit horizontally within said edges of said vertical mounting tracks and sized to fit vertically within the window frame and sill. The interaction member is connected to the rigid support member through any of the variety of conventional types of connections, these being illustratively, adhesion through the use of glues or similar, chemicals, formed grippers on one panel and engagement holes in the other panel, or any of the known connection types commonly in use. [0009] An illumination source is located on the top of the rigid support member. The illumination source would be one of the commonly used nightlight type devices, which generally use low wattage light bulbs. The illumination source may be powered by electricity or solar powered or battery powered. [0010] The illuminated window safety screen of claim further can have apertures aligned through the rigid support member and the interaction member. These apertures or holes, allow the free flow of air and light through the window. The apertures allow the window to be opened allowing fresh air in while maintaining the protective aspects. The interaction member can have a plurality of pre-determined cutouts, the cutouts being matched to a plurality of pre-determined shapes. The shapes have handles for easy removal and replacement in the cutout by a child. The interaction member will preferably be covered or formed from a softer material than the rigid, support member, to increase the tactile sensation the child has while playing with the shapes and to increase safety from accidental impact with the window. [0011] The illuminated window safety screen means for securing the vertical mounting tracks to the window frame are formed holes in the inner area of the tracks and screws through the holes in the vertical mounting tracks into the inner portion of the window frame. [0012] The rigid support member has a top left engagement lock and a top right engagement lock. With the engagement locks at opposite upper corners of the window safety screen, the window is thus protected. The engagement locks are changeable between an engaged position to keep the window safety screen in place, and a disengaged position to allow the window safety screen to be removed so the window may be cleaned or repaired. Said engagement locks are spring-loaded. [0013] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. [0014] The invention may also include interchangeable panels, so that as a child grows and learns to manipulate the one set of shapes, another set of shapes may be exchanged for the shapes in use. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached. [0015] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved illuminated window safety screen that has all of the advantages of the prior art window safety devices and none of the disadvantages. [0016] It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved illuminated window safety screen that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. [0017] An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved illuminated window safety screen that has a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such illuminated window safety screen economically available to the buying public. [0018] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new illuminated window safety screen that provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. [0019] Even still another object of the present invention is to provide an illuminated window safety screen that is of a durable and reliable construction. [0020] Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide an illuminated window safety screen for preventing a child from falling through an open window. Continue reading about Illuminated window safety... Full patent description for Illuminated window safety Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Illuminated window safety patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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